Among the first settlers on the west side of the island, William and his wife Clarissa and two young daughters made their home at Pole Pass on a site still in the family and now owned by their great great grandson. Their grown sons joined them in W. T. making their homes on Lopez and Crane islands. The girls married--Ollie to Robert McLachan and Sadie to O. T. Loos.
William came first to Washington Territory, having taken a ship to Panama, walking across the ithmus and then taking another ship to San Francisco. He then took yet another ship to Port Townsend and eventually lived in Port Ludlow. Clarissa and the two girls joined him there in November of 1877. He worked as a carpenter in the the shipbuilding industry that was growing in Port Townsend and Port Ludlow. After moving to Orcas, he still returned to Pt. Ludlow occassionally to work (which explains why he is counted in both places in the 1880 census!).
William was a Civil War veteran and fought on the Union side at Falls Church and the 1st Battle of Manasses [Bull Run]. His brother Nelson served in the same unit.
William came first to Washington Territory, having taken a ship to Panama, walking across the ithmus and then taking another ship to San Francisco. He then took yet another ship to Port Townsend and eventually lived in Port Ludlow. Clarissa and the two girls joined him there in November of 1877. He worked as a carpenter in the the shipbuilding industry that was growing in Port Townsend and Port Ludlow. After moving to Orcas, he still returned to Pt. Ludlow occassionally to work (which explains why he is counted in both places in the 1880 census!).
William was a Civil War veteran and fought on the Union side at Falls Church and the 1st Battle of Manasses [Bull Run]. His brother Nelson served in the same unit.
Among the first settlers on the west side of the island, William and his wife Clarissa and two young daughters made their home at Pole Pass on a site still in the family and now owned by their great great grandson. Their grown sons joined them in W. T. making their homes on Lopez and Crane islands. The girls married--Ollie to Robert McLachan and Sadie to O. T. Loos.
William came first to Washington Territory, having taken a ship to Panama, walking across the ithmus and then taking another ship to San Francisco. He then took yet another ship to Port Townsend and eventually lived in Port Ludlow. Clarissa and the two girls joined him there in November of 1877. He worked as a carpenter in the the shipbuilding industry that was growing in Port Townsend and Port Ludlow. After moving to Orcas, he still returned to Pt. Ludlow occassionally to work (which explains why he is counted in both places in the 1880 census!).
William was a Civil War veteran and fought on the Union side at Falls Church and the 1st Battle of Manasses [Bull Run]. His brother Nelson served in the same unit.
William came first to Washington Territory, having taken a ship to Panama, walking across the ithmus and then taking another ship to San Francisco. He then took yet another ship to Port Townsend and eventually lived in Port Ludlow. Clarissa and the two girls joined him there in November of 1877. He worked as a carpenter in the the shipbuilding industry that was growing in Port Townsend and Port Ludlow. After moving to Orcas, he still returned to Pt. Ludlow occassionally to work (which explains why he is counted in both places in the 1880 census!).
William was a Civil War veteran and fought on the Union side at Falls Church and the 1st Battle of Manasses [Bull Run]. His brother Nelson served in the same unit.
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